The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-29
ASSEMBLY FORTY-NlNE
SNAKES OFF THE GRIP OF The
NOTORIOUS HOME CLUB.
George W. Dnnns Chosen to s"ocee"
ou,nn In the Executive Bosrd-The
ps,iov Of War ON Brother knights
Will be Abandoned

rau,ed AT tho meeting OF District Assembly
20 IN PythaSoras hall yesterday, and, while
Master Workman James F. Quinn was not
asr,...d as IL was intended he should te, be
n simply master workman now. and that rs
n He will preside at the meetings on the
district assembly every Sunday and retain
n. sahry o. 81, 20 a year, but the con'roi
a the policy Of the assembly and the dfec-
t;ou OF affairs between ssssioDs wa taken oui
Of hi, hands Tho Home club was Int
Staggering blow between the eyes 10y the
delegates 20 the assembly, who are weary OF
the club and opposed 20 its rule or rum
pdlicy In and out OF the order.
Gssge ". Dunno, whom Quinn def'oS.d a
week ago from his place 81 chairman Oh tns
hoard Of arbitration and strikes, was the
hadsr Of the majority At Yesterday session
IN ,be uelny DAYS OF the Home club victor
Drury and Thomas Il Mcclure were It's iead-
ing spirits. james Quinn and Timothy =
OuiDn were it, high priests Hugh carey
s.a treasurer Of District Assembly ~, It's ex-
,.opnder Of law and + l.. Kunze, the district
r,prling secretary George W Dunno ana
pn,l MAYER were humber elements. Dunno
and Kunze rcvoltcd many weeks ago ana
Mayer sided with them. The revolt prom
is.i 30 be open rebellion just before Nlcior
Drnry went 20 preside M the opening 81 tho
new Knight II Labor Hall In Minneapolis ID
April. and with Drury away and !. i. Nc
Guirs fying about the country I'm railway
mains A. a member of the general executive
hoard. the remaining spirits Of The Home
cluh found that they could do nothing.
when Drnry returned the rebellion came
a. a head lie refused, il Is snid. TO SIT IN the
same room With Dunno and Kunze. who, he
said. were traitors Then it wos that at a
meeting of the Home club the threat was
made that Dunno and kunDe would be de
posed from their offices
"Try AMI depose me and theren be some
lively times" Dunno said. He left the room
SO did Kun7e
The Home club docs NOT meet in Pytha-
goras hall. hut secretly in the houses OF mem
bers. when Dunno and Kuuzc had gone
sone Of tbos, HhO were left behind suggested
Dunno might he counselled, aud Paul Mayer
said TINT Dunnc was u good man. whom no
was nj r,a IN tothrov overheard. The two
Quinns 500 asked TO 90 the counsellng ana
thew r.uortri az the next meeting Of the
BON. club fhat it was mo- use Dunno would
have b D. removed from ms place as chair
man of ile oq~d Of arbitration and strikes.
Kun mus le retained AZ his post Of district
recoidiu- .ccrvtary for some time yet.
Dunno Nu, doposcl Sunday a week ago,
ahd g.. promptly made charge against
Jamcs T. Quinn The tedious work Of try
ng e. ',i4 81, Quinn as master workman was
NOT to Dunn. liking He decided upon tho
policy carried Out at Yesterday meeting.
Yesterday he iirsi asked the district assem-
bly,. which b. made up Of delegates from
several hundred local assemblies. 10 abolish
altogether the present board Of arbitration
and strikes. m the chaiman,hip 4 which
John J McKenpa hos succeeded him. Dunno
aid TIA, IN, board was cumhrous affair,
and tended largely 20 increase the dignity
and importance Of the master workman
He then denounced the Home club
Dor antagonizing their fellow work
nen in other district assemblies in
hbor unions, snd.in business concerns until
they had hegun war upon every body that
they could not control The board u arbl-
tratiOn and strikes. he said. aided this policy
II helped settle workingmens difficulties IN
such Il way that the results should be to tho
tetr1msnt ~ everybody that were not in
syrnIathy with the rulers Of 80 II drove
away the hest men in the order Of the
Knights Of Labor. and today men were say
he that they cared very little for an organl-
nauon that was nun by gang Dunno said
Also that the grip Of the Home club was not
alone on the throat Of a. but on every other
district in sympathy with IL
Other delegates made speeches dcnouucing
Ne present leaders Of the district assembly.
A vote WAS taken and the board Of arbitra-
ton and strikes was abolished II was i'm
possible 10 get the vote
Mr. Dunno had said In his speech that ex-
ecutive committees were found 70 he good
enough for other district assemblies. why
Hot appoint AL executive committee he
asked. In the past ~ had got along very
well with al executive committee.
1t WAS then voted TO have an executive
committee Of five George ". Dunno was
selected chairman. John J. McKeuna. James
Z. Archibald, James Raleigh and ! Hal
On are the others This committee IS %
Transact all business for the district assem-
Div when the assembly itself is not in session.
and It il the controlling power. AZ any rate,
II Win h the controlling power, with Dunno
~ chairman
James F. Quinn and Timothy Putnam
Quinn were In Pythagoras hall last night.
Knight Of labor said 20 them
"You were knocked out at the district
meeting this afternoon. How did that
nap,rnr
Mr. Quinn would nos talk about IT, Dele
yates said that the master workman felt his
defeat sorely One Of the new management
said:
"Forty-nine viii alter its course 20 every
BODY now 1t will not be wanting 10 fight
and down every body that dos not think as
4 does In fact. it vii be very conservative,
sd all other district assemblies with which
nb allied will e conservative
Tie effect II this resolution. which was
.fYscted AZ largely attended meeting, and
which, IL is said, has the support 4 ma
k,rity OF all the delegates 10 the district as
emlly. may have great effect ln the next
cpernl assembly at Minneapolis Knights
all la.t night that they beloved that Dis
Sict A. ,.ntly l26 Of carpet workers would
sow undoubtedly ba reinstatci q; Mime
,polis which would he a reversal 81 the ac-
ton ~ the general executive board IN eS-
p@lling them
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